The Obama "To Make Important Statement" MEGATHREAD

[Berkut]

What a disaster killing bin Laden has turned out to be - if only Obama had listened!

[jimmy olsen]

4 & 5 were inevitable. If Obama was the lovechild of Lincoln and TR it still would have happened.

[Slargos]

Indeed. Was it really worth almost sinking the entire economy, just to hunt down one guy?

Usually it's only worth it to get a Nazi, but this is an exception.

Was this in fact an epic win for Osama?

I tend to think it might be so.

I hope that the terrorists win many more such victories.

Well, I am glad you're confident about the cost-efficiency ratio. I'm merely saying I am not.

The opportunity cost of increased security measures in travel alone is staggering.

[Tonitrus]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3562677/Fearless-four-legged-war-hero.html

Hero dog helped snare Osama


A FEARLESS four-legged recruit joined US Special Forces as they stormed Osama Bin Laden's secret lair.

The explosive-sniffing dog was strapped to an assault team member as they took on one of their greatest challenges to date.

He was part of the operation in which the elite US Navy Seals lowered themselves down ropes from three Black Hawk helicopters into the terrorist supremo's hideout in the town of Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Sunday.

The world's most wanted man, 54, was shot dead by a Special Forces marksman during the raid.

Heavily armoured hounds — equipped with infrared night-sight cameras — have been used in the past by the top-secret unit.

The war dogs wear ballistic body armour that is said to withstand damage from single and double-edged knives, as well as protective gear which shields them from shrapnel and gunfire.

German Shepherds have been leading the way in SAS raids in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Wearing oxygen masks, the pooches have been trained to jump from aircraft at 25,000ft, before seeking out insurgents in hostile environments.

The animals will attack anyone carrying a weapon and have become a pivotal part of special operations as they crawl unnoticed into tunnels or rooms to hunt for enemy combatants.

The cameras on their heads beam live TV pictures back to the troops, providing them with critical information and warning of ambushes.

Dogs were also used in the capture of Saddam Hussein and in the killing of the Iraqi dictator's two sons.

[Slargos]

That is tremendously Awesome.

[Caliga]

DOGS WITH FRIKKIN HEAD CAMERAS

[Slargos]

http://costofwar.com/en/

That's a lot of moolah. 

[Brazen]

I could post my article about the use of dogs in modern warfare. But you don't deserve it.

[Slargos]

I could post my article about the use of dogs in modern warfare. But you don't deserve it.

Pretty please? 

[Grey Fox]

I could post my article about the use of dogs in modern warfare. But you don't deserve it.

*puppy eyes*

[Ed Anger]

I could post my article about the use of dogs in modern warfare. But you don't deserve it.

That's my girl. I'm proud of you.

[Syt]

[Caliga]

 

[garbon]

The U.N.'s independent investigator on extrajudicial killings, Christof Heyns, said this week that there was "considerable dispute in legal circles as to whether we are dealing with an armed conflict in respect of al-Qaida in Pakistan."

Can't the UN just go away already?

[KRonn]

DOGS WITH FRIKKIN HEAD CAMERAS

Let slip the dogs of war!!!